A fair share for all
In consolidating their food and drink portfolios, private equity companies may face as many competition law issues as the trade, says Kate Newton
Archives for October 29, 2007
Brazil's chicken run
Brazil's poultry processors face misrepresentation, bird flu, political issues and trade disputes, but are still managing to expand and grow, as Rick Pendrous discovers
Allergic response
With product recalls for adventitious allergen contamination on the rise, Michelle Knott examines how firms are testing foods to ensure they are clear
How to be green and lean
And I thought that after many years of slow but locally efficient supply chains, lean had taken over: you signed up to the fact that sending a...
Carrefour's top 20 get up close
French supermarket giant Carrefour has given a glimpse of its three-year strategy for blitzing on-shelf availability using a tiered information...
Stretch your pasta to breaking point
Stable Micro Systems has launched an instrument to measure the tensile strength and extensibility of pasta. The Noodle/Pasta Loop Tensile Rig, which...
Thoughts on slow food
I have just joined Slow Food Dorset but work for Oscar Mayer, a leading producer manufacturing supermarket ready meals - am I a hypocrite?Slow Food...
Morrison drives benefits with regional transport operation
Supermarket chain Morrison claims to have already achieved significant business and environmental benefits since starting to bring together two very...
Manufacturers miss out on a malt-itude of benefits
There are plenty of ways in which processors could improve their products by using malt, but unfortunately only about 30% of manufacturers know what...
Retailers lock horns on carbon labelling as SA grounds imports
Supermarkets criticised for ill-thought out schemes that fudge the big footprint issue
Legal experts are split over profiling as time ticks away
EFSA considers half a dozen schemes, but deep doubts persist over nutrient values
It's a bug's life
In one corner there's the trusty food processor. In the other, massed ranks of bugs, birds and rodents. Let battle commence, says Rod Addy
New launches will help Kellogg make 50% of sales
Brand to spearhead its healthy snack drive
Claim to gain
As manufacturers come under increasing pressure to back up their claims, Sarah Britton talks to the RSSL team to find out what solutions science has to offer and why testing is crucial for new product development
Macerator keeps pipes clog free
Pump maker Netzsch has developed the M-Ovas macerator/grinder machine for industries where solids in a liquid can interfere with processes and create...
The inside path to staff
Delegates at Improve's 'Taking on The World' conference heard some tough words on staff training, says Rod Addy
Trade Talk
Going green - retailers must act together to convince the consumer
Reliability is a turn on
It's not whizzy new technology that users want, but mixers that are faster, easier, more flexible and more reliable, says John Dunn
Firms gain a lot from outsourcing legal services
Food and drink businesses are increasingly looking to outsource legal expertise in order to deal with employment issues such as maternity leave or...
GM seen more as Jekyll and less as Hyde
Consumers will back genetic modification (GM) technology in Europe within a decade as they see how it could improve the nutritional profile of staple...
Fruit of their labour
Machines are out and the human touch is in at Daniels Chilled Foods in Leeds, but between learning Russian and tending orchids, Alex Faulkner finds time to keep the hands-on, high-speed operation running smoothly
Cheese maker cuts a wedge from its steam fuel bill
The First Milk Cheese Company has cut fuel consumption by 7.5% on its three heavy-oil fired steam-raising boilers at its Haverfordwest creamery,...
Novel food rules killing business
Ponderous approval process for food claims blamed for stifled innovation in Europe
Options continue to multiply for UK recycled plastics
With projected UK mixed plastics bottle recycling capacity put at 65,000t/year by May 2008, domestic reprocessors will have significant volumes of...
Work begins on building Kerrygold Leek factory
Irish cheesemaker Kerrygold has started work on a new cheese packaging facility in Leek, Staffordshire, a year after announcing plans to pump £30M...
Industry scorns green critics
FDF members will pitch in to do all they can to create an environmentally friendly future
Keep your dough cool without ice or CO2 gas
VMI has launched the first spiral dough mixer equipped with a triple-jacketed rotary bowl cooled by circulating glycol water. Known as the Frostmix,...
Borough Market gastrotour: the ultimate inspiration
Any development chef worth his salt knows that food appreciation trips are vital if he is to find out the latest trends. And just three minutes walk...
Oliver gets more
A Coca-Cola Enterprises' employee who changed the way CCE did business with one of UK's biggest retailers has been recognised for his groundbreaking...
French cereal producer says 'Oui' to flexible drum mixer
A Lindor L1500 mixer has helped French breakfast cereals company Favrichon to meet high throughput needs with flexibility. It will produce a mix of...
Time to review your allergen controls
Despite the requirements for allergen labelling coming into force three years ago, we still see regular food alerts and recalls due to lack of...
Sarnie sauces with worldwide appeal
Independent supplier of cooked ingredients Beacon Foods has launched the first in its Tastes of the World range, which will consist of concise sets...
Baker automates mixing
Bell Bakers, supplier of supermarket pies, pastry and cakes, has invested in automated batch process control systems at its modern, bespoke bakery in...
No more smudging - laboratory labels that you can always read
Unreadable, smudged or faded labels can be a problem for laboratory data trails. Now thermal transfer print technology labelling from Brady...
Uniq back in the black
Desserts business goes from loss to break even in just two years
Asda range plays safe
Asda will launch an own-label 'free-from' range in January 2008 that will be underpinned by a new certification scheme for suppliers.The retailer's...
Thai chickens feel the benefit of a big British freeze-up
Grampian Country Food Group has installed two custom-built spiral freezers from Starfrost for its chicken processing plant in Thailand.Grampian's...
No mechanical seal, no leaks
A stainless-steel magnetic mixer/motor package for the food industries has been introduced by Advanced Engineering. The mixer is magnetically coupled...
It's goodbye to the fridge thermometer
Thermometers inside refrigeration cabinets are supposed to check that the cabinets are operating at the correct temperature to stop bacteria in food...
PTFE seal has sealed-in spring
The Turcon Variseal Ultra-Clean is a spring tensioned polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) seal from Trelleborg Sealing Solutions that offers the ultimate...
A supernatural start
Sainsbury's new Supernaturals range of chilled ready meals is on course to turn over £12M by the year-end, bosses have revealed.The 30-strong range,...